And i am speaking about the daily word count for the book that you are writing, not anything else. Before our book page count calculator, you had to dig around through multiple sources to figure out how many words per page for your exact font size and then do the. I also include word counts from some best sellers in. Because dialogue requires paragraph breaks, there will be fewer words than if you have a few pages of full paragraphs instead of dialogue. To come up with the correct page count for your book or booklet, count every page, back and front, starting with the front cover. Ultimately, you can expect there to be roughly 300 words per page in a book you write as a whole. How many words per page are there in a typical novel. Maybe its my age or my experience, perhaps my eyes, but i dont want to read such a dense manuscript. It contains 38 lines per page, with an average of 12 words per line, thus 456 words per book page. Once you have a vision for your book small, standard, or wide formatyou can move on to the second step in deciding how many words you should write. Before our book page count calculator, you had to dig around through multiple sources to figure out how many words per page for your exact.
In the apply to list, select whole document and click ok. Word counts from the nyt best sellers list writers rumpus. Based on this list compiled by nicole humphrey cook. Im presently working on a novel and want to make certain my word count. Another rule of thumb is you can get 250 to 300 words on a typeset page. Word count for famous novels organized by hawthorn mineart, under books, writing. I wrote a 50k book and based on how many pages it is at least according to amazon i have roughly 340 words per page. Count the number of lines on each page to get the lines per page. Virtually every book i try to shop by a debut author thats any longer than thatregardless of categoryreceives the same response from editors. For average word counts based on genre, see this handy reference. Hello, i was just wondering how many words the average novel has on a page. Amazon ebook page length by genre kindle page length. Build your book format a paperback manuscript word for. Using your current word count and the appropriate formula below, calculate the number of pages you can expect in your finished book.
I have therefore made some averages, based on what ive heard from publishers and agents at childrens book events, and from research and reading. For manuscripts, the answer is about 250300 words per page if it is doublespaced. Know what readers expect in terms of your genres word count even if the reader isnt aware of their expectations when it comes to how long a book is. The book fold layout sets you up for printing your masterpiece automatically in the correct order, ready for folding and binding. How to calculate a word count per page pen and the pad. Hello i have completed my first book, it a erotic, science fictionfantasy. Three steps to estimating your page count kn literary arts. Word count to book pages resources for independent authors. On average, there are about 300 words per page in a book. So back matter and sample chapters will not be considered in your count which is a good thing for readers.
This line count includes blank lines between paragraphs as well as lines with just a single word. The longest is the order of the phoenix with a word count of 257,000 words. At one extreme you get large print books with 250 words on the page. Thats way different than the 187 words per page that they estimate. Most adult books are about 90,000 words, and no longer than 100,000 words unless.
With the introduction of the new royalty system for kindle unlimited and the kindle owners lending library books for amazon prime, borrows are paid by. Therefore, a 55,000 word book should be about 200 manuscript pages. Readers of individual genres anticipate certain book lengths, and so do publishers. If your book has a print version, amazon will use that page count for your ebook. In fact, the books can cross over into adult literature, especially if they are fantasy or scifi based. There have been rumors over the years that amazon has one, usually because some authors short book was removed after complaints. Estimates vary based on different kindle devices available, but the above settings translate into approximately 250300 words per page on average. This involves the manuscript being double spaced, with 12 pt tnr, arial, verdana or other easy to read font all throughout the manuscr. This is a general list of age categories and word counts for childrens books. Whether you want to create a booklet for an event or print out an ambitious book project, consider using the prebuilt page settings for booklets that comes with word. Right now, when it comes to novellength word count, its all about 90,000 words.
Word count for famous novels organized commonplace book. It depends on the font you are using, of course, but in general, 250300 words per page. Surely when writing the important thing is to get words on the page even if theyre in pink comic sans. Even with the wiggle room allowed by ebooks, authors follow commonlyaccepted book word count. I am writing a novel right now, and im up to 4025 words in 10. If you revise and extend your ebook and not the print version, you may need to email amazon to fix your page count. It kind of depends on how big the font is in the book, and how much is written on each page.
What is the generally accepted number of words per page for a published novel. Word counts for childrens books i received a request awhile ago to do a post on word counts for different age categories in childrens lit. Frequently asked questions getting published meg cabot. As far as ive ever seen, amazon has never posted a minimum word count requirement. Learn how to estimate your page count and how long your book. In the opposite direction, it can give a more accurate estimate of how many pages you have created if you only know the word count. On the layout tab, in the page setup group, click size, and then select more paper sizes. Word count for famous novels, in ascending order by number of words. Fortunately, theres a simple answer on how to count pag es i n a book for printing. There is an emerging category, new adult fiction, that targets readers between the. I have been rereading it, fixing it best i can before i look into finding editor.
This is another common question, and for most writers it should be easy to answer by using. Wordprocessing programs have a function that calculates the number automatically, but the results are not reliable in the publishing world. The best word count for your selfpublished novel self. Search for word count totals in books word counters.
So you may not want to tempt fate on the shortshortshort end of the scale. Most adult books are about 90,000 words, and no longer than 100,000 words unless youre jk rowling. When i open a book im reading for fun, but the first page is all one paragraph, i close it. I can glance at the page, not even take in the words, and that will tell me if i want to continue. Page numbering covers the appearance, placement, and style of page numbers within a book. Like a general fiction novel, a good target word count for a memoir is 80,000 words. Famous book series and novel word counts number of words. Whether youre just curious about how many words are in these books or youre writing a book and want to compare the length of your novel to these famous tomes, then read on to find the word counts of famous books and series. The total page count excluding appendices and index is 204 pages, thus about 93,000 words.
There are all kinds of ways to figure out the book pages, but these are the simplest. For paperbacks you get 2550 lines per page, with 35 being a good average. My intention is for us to vote on the widespread influence of the books, not whether we liked them. Well explain two easy methods to calculate book page count. Childrens books would have less words per page as they are bigger print, but. Im presently working on a novel and want to make certain my word count falls in line with what other authors produce. Most young adult novels fall between 55,000 and 70,000 words. Most influential books under 100 pages to qualify for this list each book edition must have fewer than 100 pages, according to goodreads data. Should i be editing or formatting my book in a different way to get a higher page count. For manuscripts, the answer is about 250300 words per page if. What follows is a rough guide to book length expectations in certain genres.
Calculate book page count using word count for book design. For example, childrens books are going to have fewer words per page than a book meant for adult readers. Heres an example to help you visualize how printing companies count. Enter your book s trim size into the width and height fields. Estimate your page count book designer fiona raven. Whether you are trying to track how far you have to go or just checking how many pages youve completed so far, there are many times that you wish to know an accurate page count. Well, if you use standard modern manuscript formatting, about 2530,000 words total are in 100 manuscript pages. Check that the book actually starts on page 1 sometimes the stuff before it starts is counted then go to the last page before any bibliography, acknowledgements, appendices, etc. How many words are there per page in a paperback novel. Though, please note that most of the sources i found had slightly different numbers and i. Im curious about your advice compose the novel in the standard format from the start rather than changing it later why does this matter. The daily word counts of 19 famous writers word counter blog. You can easily calculate book page count using the word count from your word document.
While both books have the same number of pagesthe font size, spacing, and trim size of each book can disguise the fact that they have two very different word counts. I have often looked this up and got different results, which makes it very confusing. For now im only going to focus on picture books, middle grade, and young adult fiction. Another general guideline is to assume that your book will average 300 words per page. Heres a quick word count guide for adult fiction, adult sff, young adult contemporary, young adult sff, and middle grade. Young adult books are read by teens ages thirteen to adult. The overview below provides an indication of the number of pages required based on font. Since opinions vary greatly, i did some research to verify the numbers in my head. If youre looking for word counts of your favorite books or series, then youve come to the right place. Book page count calculator how many pages is my novel. There are industrystandard rules regarding which pages should be numbered, as well as sizing and alignment. Unfortunately, they dont offer word count so ive created an algorithm based on the number of pages, genre, and the dimensions of the book. Thus, divide your word count by 300 and you again get an approximate number of pages. Word count gives the most accurate depiction of your book s length to.
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